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Economic development in key macroeconomic measure

Author(s): Magdalena Knapińska
Subject(s): Economy, Supranational / Global Economy
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne w Zielonej Górze
Keywords: economics; macroeconomics; economic development

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the elaboration is to present, analyze and evaluate main macroeconomic measures in the context of economic development. Research area is Poland, selected countries of the EU and the world, which are compared in this issues. The time range covers the period 1990-2014, although sometimes this period is shortened due to the difficulty of comparability of data. First of all, the concept presented here, therefore, the economic development in the economic literature that is the wider concept of economic growth, and also narrower than the concept of socio-economic development. Results of analyzes restricted itself to economic measures, are associated with the development of significant changes in social and demographic sphere. The following shows the basic economic measures which should include GDP, per capita income, investments, savings. These measures are presented in a dynamic and comparative among the countries surveyed. In preparing this article were used literature on the subject (Polish and English), as well as statistical data provided by the World Bank, IMF and other research units in Poland and abroad.

  • Issue Year: 3/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 134-146
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish